Personal Broadband Australia (PBBA) has been issued its carrier licence by the Australian Communications Authority. As previously reported in ARN, Personal Broadband iBurst services are expected to be commercially available in Sydney by the end of this year and will be delivered on a wholesale basis to distributors such as ISPs, carriers, enterprises and mobile operators. The commercial trial of PBBA’s iBurst service is currently underway with 400 Ozemail and Vodafone customers taking part in Sydney. iBurst was developed in the US by ArrayComm and is driven by antennae technology which provides users with mobility at broadband data transfer speeds throughout PBBA’s network.

Nokia forecasts slight profit, flat sales in Q3

Despite strong consumer demand, third-quarter sales at Nokia are expected be flat or slightly lower compared to the same period last year due to the depreciation of the US dollar’s value. The company expects pro-forma earnings per share to be at the high end of, or slightly above, the $0.26 to $0.29 range forecast in July, it said in a statement. That compares with $0.31 for the third quarter of 2002. Nokia said it still expected global handset volume to rise 10 per cent this year from 405 million units in 2002, though those sales will mainly be of cheaper handsets. The average selling prices of phones are expected to fall both year-on-year and sequentially, according to Nokia, which claims it holds 39 percent of the market, selling more mobile handsets than competitors Motorola, Samsung and Siemens combined. Nokia would release its third quarter results on October 16.

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ARN kicks off awards season in 2020 with Judges' Lunch

ARN kick-started its 2020 awards season with its annual Judges’ Lunch in Sydney on 13 March, welcoming current and new judges to the panel. The judges came together in recognition of their involvement in this year's ARN Innovation Awards and Women in ICT Awards programs, both of which honour outstanding achievements by individuals and organisations in the IT channel industry. Photos by Ashley Mar.​

In pictures: Nextgen Leadership Forum and Summer Party 2020

Nextgen Distribution held its second Leadership Forum in conjunction with its latest annual Summer Party event on 13 February in Sydney. Drawing upon the theme, 'leading through adversity with diversity,' the Leadership Forum featured keynotes and panellists including NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons; former Governor-General and Chief of the Defence Force Peter Cosgrove; Micro Focus A/NZ managing director Peter Fuller; and Vocus CEO Kevin Russell, among others, discussing leadership in adversity and diversity leadership. Photos by Kwa Nguyen.​

Driving value within the modern workplace

This roundtable, held in association with Vocus and hosted by GenNet, examined why modern collaboration platforms are essential in today’s workplace and discussed how one such platform, Microsoft Teams, can deliver the functionality to meet the needs of the modern enterprise.

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